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Madison McDonald
Reflection: AMSA Rural Health Summit
Madison McDonald
Medical Student 3rd year at University of Melbourne
Attending the AMSA Rural Health Summit was an incredible experience and I am extremely grateful to the Psychiatry Interest Forum for supporting me to attend! At the Summit I participated in engaging hands-on activities like the Rural Rescue Challenge and the suturing and ultrasound-guided cannulation workshops, which were valuable opportunities to further develop my practical skills which I found extremely helpful as I progress through my medical degree and get closer to internship!
There were amazing presentations including ‘Indigenous Health Insights’ and ‘Rural Psychiatry’ which not only incited great learning, but inspired me as to the ways in which I can have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of First Nations peoples and people living in rural and remote areas in my future career. There were informative panel discussions like ‘Rural Medicine Unfiltered’ and ‘A Day in the Life of a Rural Generalist’ which answered many questions I had regarding a career in rural medicine and further fuelled my passions for my future career in medicine.
At the Summit I was able to network with medical students and health professionals from across the country throughout both the academic activities and social events such as the Bush Ball. I have connected with incredible people, and now having the support of other medical students across the country as we go through our training and transition to practice is really special. The Rural Health Summit was a fantastic weekend!
Attending the AMSA Rural Health Summit was an incredible experience and I am extremely grateful to the Psychiatry Interest Forum for supporting me to attend! At the Summit I participated in engaging hands-on activities like the Rural Rescue Challenge and the suturing and ultrasound-guided cannulation workshops, which were valuable opportunities to further develop my practical skills which I found extremely helpful as I progress through my medical degree and get closer to internship!
There were amazing presentations including ‘Indigenous Health Insights’ and ‘Rural Psychiatry’ which not only incited great learning, but inspired me as to the ways in which I can have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of First Nations peoples and people living in rural and remote areas in my future career. There were informative panel discussions like ‘Rural Medicine Unfiltered’ and ‘A Day in the Life of a Rural Generalist’ which answered many questions I had regarding a career in rural medicine and further fuelled my passions for my future career in medicine.
At the Summit I was able to network with medical students and health professionals from across the country throughout both the academic activities and social events such as the Bush Ball. I have connected with incredible people, and now having the support of other medical students across the country as we go through our training and transition to practice is really special. The Rural Health Summit was a fantastic weekend!
